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Online retailers have avoided collecting sales tax from their customers for many years, but now U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and two of his colleagues are pushing for legislation that would close that loophole. Durbin joined forces with U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)...

Today’s Wall Street Journal features a full-page debate (p.B5) on whether retailers should be forced to collect sales tax for all states — even where the business has no physical presence. The article includes a debate between Michael Mazerov, who wants force all online...

It’s a common refrain that those who protest too much might have much to hide. Wednesday’s introduction of the “Marketplace Equity Act” (MEA) is a prime example of this behavior. Just like the Mainstreet Fairness Act before it, the MEA’s name has little to do with its true...